Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-18
ALASKA.
TIE LRO ARRIVES AT POET TOWNSEND
FROM sTTKA-A BUDGET OF MARMR
HAPPENINGS FRoM TIE
POET OF KNTRY.
ALAsKA Topics.

Edward Brown, formerly of Seattle,
and for the past six years Special Dep
uty Collector of Sitka, Alaska, arrived
with bis wife and child on the Lao yes
terday. In conversation With q Posi-
IFTKLLIGKNCKR representative be stated
that be had been relieved Of the labor
ous duties Of his office on April 18th,
aAd was succeeded BY JEFF ]. Keuhn, of
Michigan. Arthur X. Delaney assumed
the honors that were formerly in the
possession of Collector MoOsferty, on
the same day.
Court convened ct Sitka last week.
when ex- Collector Of Customs McCaf-
ferty, under 95C0 bonds 90 answer for
an assault on Z. Chamberlain, editor Of
the Alaskan, appeared. The trial was
set for this week.
A mining sale Of Silver Bay prope rty.
situated back of Sitka, has been made
By Haley and Rodgers, for $500.
Another sale by the former gentleman
In the same district was made for $5~el
While she Leo lay OF juneau twenty
nine new dwellings under construction
we're observed.
The Central Hotel has undergone
some neat repairs which will undoabt-
eddy ring that popular hostelFy up as
one Of the hnest hotels north OF San
Francisco. 8. Z. Cummings has fitted
ap q neat barber shop in the sane
building.
Messrs. OBrien. Mand ale and Hsaley
came down from Seattle on the Msrwin.
SRA BRERzEs.
The steam schooner Leo arrived 81 4
Q. O.. yesterday, 72 hours from Sitka,
Alaska.
The steamship Geo. W. Elder arrived
at o'clock yesterday morning with q
light passenger list. After discharRinR
1C0 tons Of freight the steamer left fer
Seattle at 3 o'clock. She brought mer-
ehAndise to the SQUAD valued at 81. $50.
The steamship Walla Walla is ex
pected to arrive al Port Moody today
from San Francisco. with freight for
tFanshipment to Eastern points over
the Canadian Pacific Railroad as fol-
lows: To Omaha, $50 $50; Sc. Joseph,
81. $50; K ansas City, &32, ESQ; New York,
80. 80; Boston, 81 O62; Total. fl2l .o42.
The shipments 10 the FIRST three men
toned places consisted entirely Of sugar,
to the amount Of GC10oo pounds 10 each
city, and il605S pounds OF WOOL vas
shipped to Boston.
Tue Narve9ian bark Prof. Johnson,
Captain Penedsen, ll07 tons, vas towed
from the Straits yesterday by the tng
Blakely. The bark is from Melbourne,
seeking q charter.
The British ship DumbaTtosshire,
Captain Munro. 9l5 tons. from Astoria,
arrived yesterday and vas toVed 20
UtsAlady 10 load lumber for Valparaiso.
The ship Fannie Tucker has arrived
at Port Discovery to load lamber for
Southern California.
A survey vas held st Montevideo re
Gently on the British bark D 1au Beg,
sound from MiddlesboronRh to Victoria,
ana 100 tons of freight vas discharged.
The bark had put into that port with
TIE cargo shifted. AROtser survey has
been ordered when IL 10 quite likely that
more will be discharged.
A large number Of deep water vessels
we're reported TO be 10 the straits yes
tefday.
A crew Of sailors arrived at Victoria
on Monday on the Elder from san
Francisco. They we're Immediately
transferred 10 the steamer Mexico.
which sailed for the Bay City ct O'Clock
thai evening.
Tie stern wheeler Msrwin came doSu
from Seattle yesterday in place OF the
Edith, which IL undergoing some slight
he brig W. II. Meyers. which sailed
frsm Port Blakely. lumber laden. IN the
early part OF March. arrived 81 hho,
II. l.. on the l9sh ultimo.
The bark Pearl has sailed frem san
Francisco for The Arctic - tender 10
the Pacific whaling neet-